The investment for adding 200 beds will be about Rs 200 crore as usually one bed requires expenditure of Rs one crore, he added.

When asked about how the expansion would be funded, Negi said: "It will be through internal accruals. We have some savings as the surplus income the hospital generates and that will be ploughed back in its infrastructure development".

The aim is to provide cancer patients affordable care of international standards, he added.

The institute has also tied up with US based Fox Chase Cancer Centre that provides access to their medical expertise and advance care facilities.